USN-5482-2: SPIP vulnerabilities

USN-5482-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SPIP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for CVE-2021-44118, CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122 and CVE-2021-44123. Original advisory details: It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly validated inputs. An authenticated attack...

USN-5883-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-4378 It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed i...

USN-5798-1: .NET 6 vulnerability

Johan Gorter discovered that .NET 6 incorrectly processed certain invalid HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service condition for an exposed endpoint...

USN-5772-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled bulk transfers from SPICE clients. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2021-3682 It...

USN-5626-2: Bind vulnerabilities

USN-5626-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, and Shani Stajnrod discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large delegations. A remote attacker...

USN-5448-1: ncurses vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking array bounds when executing the fmtentry function, which could result in an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-10684 It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking us...

USN-5404-2: Rsyslog vulnerability

USN-5404-1 addressed a vulnerability in Rsyslog. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash...

USN-5054-2: uWSGI vulnerability

USN-5054-1 fixed a vulnerability in uWSGI for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Felix Wilhelm discovered a buffer overflow flaw in the modproxyuwsgi module. An attacker could use this vulnerability ...

USN-4823-1: Mosquitto vulnerability

It was discovered that Mosquitto incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4766-1: Apache Commons BeanUtils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils improperly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4634-1: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain malformed inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4595-1: Grunt vulnerability

It was discovered that Grunt did not properly load yaml files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-7729...

USN-4589-2: Docker vulnerability

USN-4589-1 fixed a vulnerability in containerd. This update provides the corresponding update for docker.io. Original advisory details: It was discovered that containerd could be made to expose sensitive information when processing URLs in container image manifests. A remote attacker could use th...

USN-4556-1: netqmail vulnerabilities

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail to crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515 It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain inp...

USN-4514-1: libproxy vulnerability

It was discovered that libproxy incorrectly handled certain PAC files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4478-1: Python-RSA vulnerability

It was discovered that Python-RSA incorrectly handled certain ciphertexts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information...

USN-4417-1: NSS vulnerability

Cesar Pereida, Billy Bob Brumley, Yuval Yarom, and Nicola Tuveri discovered that NSS incorrectly handled RSA key generation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and recover RSA keys...

USN-4403-1: Mutt vulnerability and regression

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to enable MITM attacks. CVE-2020-14954 This update also address a regression caused in the last update USN-4401-1. It only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and...

USN-4396-1: libexif vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote...

USN-4377-1: ca-certificates update

The ca-certificates package contained an expired CA certificate that caused connectivity issues. This update removes the "AddTrust External Root" CA. In addition, on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, this update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 20190110 package...

USN-4370-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing ARJ archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-3327 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF files. A remote attacker could possibly u...

USN-4360-2: json-c regression

USN-4360-1 fixed a vulnerability in json-c. The security fix introduced a memory leak in some scenarios. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that json-c incorrectly handled certain JSO...

USN-4360-3: json-c regression

USN-4360-1 fixed a vulnerability in json-c. The security fix introduced a memory leak in some scenarios. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that json-c incorrectly handled certain JSO...

USN-4357-1: IPRoute vulnerability

It was discovered that IPRoute incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4354-1: Mailman vulnerability

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary content in the login page...

USN-4233-2: GnuTLS update

USN-4233-1 disabled SHA1 being used for digital signature operations in GnuTLS. In certain network environments, certificates using SHA1 may still be in use. This update adds the %VERIFYALLOWBROKEN and %VERIFYALLOWSIGNWITHSHA1 priority strings that can be used to temporarily re-enable SHA1 until...

USN-4198-1: DjVuLibre vulnerabilities

It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary co...

USN-4139-1: File Roller vulnerability

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled certain TAR files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite sensitive files during extraction...

USN-3961-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Dovecot Submission login service incorrectly handled certain operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3801-2: Firefox regressions

USN-3801-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafte...

USN-3717-1: PolicyKit vulnerabilities

Tavis Ormandy discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain invalid object paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2015-3218 It was discovered that PolicyKit...

USN-3698-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading and writing the hardware CR8 register. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-12154 Fan Wu,...

USN-3562-1: MiniUPnP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library...

USN-3522-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) regression

USN-3522-2 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to address Meltdown CVE-2017-5754. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression where a few systems failed to boot successfully. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience...

USN-3522-3: Linux kernel regression

USN-3522-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel to address Meltdown CVE-2017-5754. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression where a few systems failed to boot successfully. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Jann Horn...

USN-3528-1: Ruby vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain terminal emulator escape sequences. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code via a crafted user name. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. CVE-2017-10784 It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled...

USN-3485-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux...

USN-3334-1: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability

USN-3328-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that the stack guard page for processes in the Linux kernel was not...

USN-3291-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-3291-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the generic Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel built for specific processors and cloud environments. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer...

USN-3250-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...

USN-3230-1: Pillow vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain compressed text chunks in PNG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2014-9601 Cris Neckar discovered that Pillow...

USN-3219-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

USN-3219-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux...

USN-3218-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges...

USN-3199-2: Python Crypto regression

USN-3199-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Python Cryptography Toolkit. Unfortunately, various programs depended on the original behavior of the Python Cryptography Toolkit which was altered when fixing the vulnerability. This update retains the fix for the vulnerability but issues a warning rather...

USN-3188-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

USN-3188-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperl...

USN-3188-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3160-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3160-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. CAI Qian discovered that shared bind mounts in a mount namespace exponentially added...

USN-3157-1: Apport vulnerabilities

Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that the crash file parser in Apport improperly treated the CrashDB field as python code. An attacker could use this to convince a user to open a maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. This issue only affected...

USN-3155-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks, obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service via application crash, o...

USN-3152-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the afpacket implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or run arbitrary code with administrative privileges...